潘达尔普尔女朝圣者的卫生和月经健康挑战:一项探索性研究与建议
Manisha Gore1, Avinash Patwardhan2
1Symbiosis International (Deemed) University Lavale, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Journal of primary care & community health
|July 21, 2025
概括
由于设施不足和文化信仰,女性朝圣者在潘达尔普尔瓦里朝圣期间面临重大WASH和MHH挑战. 改善基础设施和月经卫生支持对于更好的体验至关重要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 宗教社会学是宗教社会学.
- 环境健康 环境健康
背景情况:
- 印度马哈拉施特拉邦Pandharpur Wari朝圣地每年吸引超过50万名朝圣者.
- 文化规范往往限制妇女在月经期间的宗教参与.
- 确保足够的水卫生和卫生 (WASH) 和月经健康和卫生 (MHH) 对大量女性朝圣者来说至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 质量地调查女朝圣者关于WASH设施和MHH实践的经验.
- 确定挑战,并收集改善妇女朝圣条件的建议.
主要方法:
- 使用100名女朝圣者 (年龄在18-45岁) 的方便抽样进行定性研究.
- 通过在三个朝圣地进行半结构面试收集的数据.
- 进行了描述性和主题分析.
主要成果:
- 大多数女性 (97%) 报告说,难以进入所和洗设施.
- 36%的人在露天排便;7%的人在朝圣期间经历了月经.
- 关键的挑战包括缺乏性别分离和充足的卫生设施,需要露天洗,并突出在系统性差距中恢复力.
结论:
- 潘达尔普尔瓦里朝圣带来了重要的后勤和卫生挑战,特别是对于妇女来说.
- 建议采取战略性干预措施,如移动所,私人游泳区和月经卫生支持.
- 解决基础设施缺口和文化敏感性可以增强所有参与者的朝圣体验.
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